To All the Boys (and Grown Men) We’ve Loved This Summer

It’s easy to have an icy, cynical heart when there are so manyterrible thingshappening in the world today. And yet, as Hugh Grant once said, if you look for it, I’ve got a sneaky feeling you’ll find that love actually is all around. The summer of 2018 will forever go down as the season when Noah Centineo, Henry Golding, and French World Cup stud Kylian Mbappé burst on to the scene, broke down our defenses, and reminded us we can love again. Before we progress to sweaters and suede and pumpkin everything, let’s follow the fictional Lara Jean Covey’s lead and reflect on all the boys—and grown men—we’ve loved this summer.

Noah Centineo

Netflix ended summer on a heart-tingling note with the instant classic, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, blessing the world with Peter Kavinsky (Centineo), the Jake Ryan of the Internet era who made this face after a hot tub make-out sesh.

First of all, he’s challenging Sen. Ted Cruz in the midterms, which is an aphrodisiac in itself. But if the viral clip of the Texan upstart eloquently defending NFL players’ right to kneel didn’t do it for you, consider this photo of him from the ’90s looking like a beautiful lost member of the Lemonheads.